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An edict from the Crown & The Lord Speaker

On this 5th of Joma ag Umud, 373ES

 


 

PREFACE

 

VA BIRODEO HERZENAV AG EDLERVIK,

Throughout the century-long history of the Royal Duma, there have been many changes to the body since its inception as an advisory body formed by noble peers. With approval from His Royal Majesty Heinrik II, His Excellency Igor Kort aims to reform the cultural structure and responsibilities of the Duma. These reforms are essential for creating more culture towards our legislature as we reach our thirtieth year of independence. Other additions shall also be added to the responsibilities and prerogatives of the Speaker, as well as further changes to events during the annual General Elections.

 


 

EDICT CONTENTS

 

Section I - Ceremony of the Bulava & Uniforms

 

Section II - Awards of Service

 

Section III - Additional Prerogatives of the Speaker

 

Section IV - Election Changes & The Oath of Office

 

Section V - Amendments to the Haural Caezk

 


 

SECTION I

 

CEREMONY OF THE BULAVA

 

The Ceremony of the Black Bulava is an old tradition that was lost in our Royal Duma before it was re-introduced by the previous Speaker, Irene Sarkozy. In the present day, every starting session and concluding session of an elected term in His Majesty’s Royal Duma holds a ceremony of the Black Bulava where the Handler of the Bulava, or a temporary replacement, and the Speaker of the Duma make a march towards the front of the hall where the bulava looks over the session. As both the Handler and Speaker perform the ceremony, all in attendance are required to stand before the bulava.

 

The Black Bulava is meant to represent that peace and order are enforced within each session of Duma, as the body that legislates for peace and stability must also stay true to those values within itself. Only the Speaker or the Handler may hold the bulava unless the Speaker directly orders another to wield it. Despite it being a mace, the Bulava is not made to be used as a weapon, though the Speaker or Handler may wield it for such purposes if needed.

 

Historical precedent suggests that each session of the Royal Duma is deemed unconstitutional and illegal without the presence of the bulava. However, such a law does not exist within our current law codex. Therefore, to secure its integral cultural importance as well as to make it legally binding to have it present in each session, this edict aims to add a small amendment under section 210: ‘The Royal Duma’ that highlights that every session must have the Black Bulava present, and shall be deemed unlawful unless there is direct intervention from the Crown.

 

CEREMONIAL UNIFORMS

 

As an attempt to create more culture within the Royal Duma, new robes and sashes have been commissioned by the Lord Speaker to achieve such a goal. These uniforms have been customized based on rank and status within the nobility and elected officials. The following garbs are designed to look professional but also follow the general fashion of the Haeseni populace. 

 

These ceremonial garbs are worn during the ceremony of the bulava mentioned in the previous section and shall be worn until the end of the session. Furthermore, the Speaker shall hold the power to mark a member absent if they do not wear the uniforms when they are required to ensure the garbs are enshrined into Haeseni culture. Therefore, the marked absent member cannot present any bills they have planned, vote on any bills presented, or debate those bills presented. However, elected officials are still afforded a vote of absentia. Representatives of Noble houses are not required to wear any of the garbs of their patriarch, but armbands, sashes, ribbons, or any other signals of their house colors are recommended during sessions of Duma. It is also suggested that noble lords and elected officials wear their garbs during other official state occasions such as coronations, royal weddings, or the Herzenvrest.

 

Garbs of Noble Peers

 

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Khan I Bossir

[!] A brown fur coat lined with black wolf’s fur with a band meant to be filled by the house colors of the specified lord. There is no sash for Bossir’s (Baron)

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Khan I Vikomit

[!] A brown fur coat lined with black wolf’s fur with a band meant to be filled by the house colors of the specified lord. A green sash distinguishes the wearer as the status of a Vikomit (Viscount)

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Khan I Komit

[!] A brown fur coat lined with white wolf’s fur with a band meant to be filled by the house colors of the specified lord. A red sash distinguishes the wearer as the status of a Komit (Count)

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Khan I Margravir

[!] A black fur coat lined with white wolf’s fur with a band meant to be filled by the house colors of the specified lord. A golden sash distinguishes the wearer as the status of a Margravir (Margrave)

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Khan I Herzen

[!] A white fur coat lined with black wolf’s fur with a band meant to be filled by the house colors of the specified lord. A black sash and golden star distinguishes the wearer as the status of a Herzen (Duke)

 

Elected Official & Palatine Sashes

 

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Khan I Palatebny

[!] A black and gold sash with a silver pin in the shape of a crow that signifies the status of the Palatebny (Palatine)

 

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Khan I Maer

[!] A blue sash pinned with a silver star that signifies the status of the Grand Maer

 

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Khan I Alderman

[!] An orange sash pinned with a bronze star signifies the status of a Royal Alderman.

 


 

SECTION II

 

AWARDS OF SERVICE

 

A new edition to the responsibilities of the Royal Duma shall be handing out awards such as medals, trophies, or ribbons of service to those who have shown much dedication to their branch of service and their Kingdom as a whole. In the past, there have been many variations of medals awarded to veterans of wars though they held very little weight outside of the individual’s prestige during their lifetime. Therefore, an official system integrated within the Royal Duma will create a sense of significance and national pride within these awards and their holders.

 

AWARDS SYSTEM

 

There are three ways that a person may receive an award and all awards must be brought up to the Royal Duma to debate. Those who may make recommendations are elected officials, heads of departments, officers of departments, and the Crown. These recommendations must be submitted to the Office of the Speaker before the dedicated session of Duma. The only department that may bypass the process of the Duma is the Crown. Awards may be handed out either during the recipient’s life or posthumously. Those who are awarded post-mortem may have their family or any in their will receive the award.

 

A session of Duma shall be dedicated every twenty years to decide if the awardee deserves the award in question. If the session is prolonged for an unreasonable amount of time, a second session may be held for debating awards within the same four-year term. The motion is then brought to a vote, with a two-thirds majority required for it to pass to the Crown. Each award must be given royal assent as each award and certification is signed and awarded by the monarch in a ceremony.

 

CLASSIFICATIONS OF AWARDS

 

As there are many different departments within the government and many different occupations within the Kingdom, there will be a large variety of awards given to those who are deemed worthy. To prevent a large cluster of awards in a single category, there will be four general categories that are organized based on occupation. These categories shall have two variants, with or without distinction. For an award to be handed out with distinction, all levels of voting, being the Royal Duma, Department head, and the Aulic Council/Crown shall need to pass the motion unanimously. Only the Crown may bypass this rule.

 

CIVILIAN AWARDS

 

Civilian awards are given to those who contribute or have contributed much to Haeseni culture, society, or history through their field of work or by their merit. Civilian awards are the broadest category of awards, as they may be awarded to anyone by their significant service outside of the other categories listed.

 

Those who are eligible to receive a civilian award are:
- Any member of the Queen’s Council
- Any member of the Royal Court

- Any member of an unlisted but recognized group in Haense
- Any civilian who has contributed significantly to the culture, society, or history of Haense

- Any civilian that contributes greatly to the well-being of the Kingdom outside of what is expected of them

- Any deceased civilian who is eligible for the previous qualifications

 

MEDICAL AWARDS

 

Medical awards are given to those who have excelled in the medical field either through systematic reforms, revolutionary methods, medical research breakthroughs, or performing great medical deeds in countless surgeries, the field of battle, or in times of great medical need.

 

Those who are eligible to receive medical awards are:
- Any medical staff working under the Surgeon General

- Any field or combat medics in the Haense Royal Army

- Any subject who has studied medicine

- Any subject who has contributed greatly through the aforementioned topics

- Any deceased medic who is eligible for the previous qualifications

 

GOVERNMENT AWARDS

 

Government awards are given to those who have excelled within their own offices, the general government, or in the Royal Duma. All government workers may only receive their awards with the approval of their office head. However, officers or senior members of these offices may put in recommendations. As to prevent these office heads from awarding themselves, Aulic Councilors may only receive awards after retirement or posthumously. As the Military has its separate category of awards, the Office of The Marshal is excluded from the eligible list, though members of the HRA may still receive an award if they prove their eligibility in other sectors of government.

 

Those who are eligible to receive government awards are:
- Any worker in the Aulic Government (excluding the HRA & Knightly Orders)

- Any sitting or former member of the Royal Duma (either noble, representative, or elected)

- Any former Aulic Councilor (retired or deceased)

- Any other unlisted workers who serve the government

 

MILITARY AWARDS

 

Military awards are given to soldiers of the HRA, knights of the knightly orders, hired military organizations, or auxiliaries (during the war) and contains the most distinguished awards of the kingdom. All recipients of these awards may be exemplary warriors, master strategists, inspiring leaders, or dedicated soldiers. All military awards must have the approval of the Marshal, but officers may put in recommendations.

 

Those who are eligible to receive government awards are:

- Any active, retired, or deceased soldier of the HRA

- Any active, retired, or deceased knight of the knightly orders

- Any member of a hired military order (during times of conflict)

- Any auxiliary forces (during times of conflict)

- Any allied forces (during times of conflict)

 



 

SECTION III

 

ADDITIONAL PREROGATIVES OF THE SPEAKER

 

With the current expansion and reforms of the Royal Duma, the Crown and the Office of the Speaker deems it fit to expand the prerogatives of the Speaker to maintain an orderly and functioning legislative body. Other prerogatives that have been set by precedent but not law shall also be listed.

 

Speaker Prerogatives:

  • With the Crown’s approval, the Speaker holds the authority to remove a noble seat if they have left the seat vacant for three consecutive sessions. Furthermore, their seat shall be suspended for the entirety of the next four-year term and must request an appeal to the Speaker
  • The Speaker holds the authority to remove any viewer or sitting member from the Duma hall if their conduct is deemed inappropriate or unfit for the legislative process
  • The Speaker holds the authority to overturn a motion to vote if they deem it unnecessary or if the current bill in question requires further debate
  • The Speaker holds the authority to run by-elections if an elected official is deceased or removed from office
  • The Speaker holds the authority to break a tied vote as they are the legislative advisor to the Crown and therefore qualified
  • The Speaker holds the authority to make a session private if they deem it necessary or if they are asked by the Crown
  • The Speaker holds the authority to create and enforce elections rules, though these rules must not contradict the Haural Caezk
  • The Speaker holds the authority to command the Duma Guard during sessions or ceremonies of the Royal Duma.

 


 

SECTION IV

 

ELECTION CHANGES

 

Upon further inspection of the sitting Lord Speaker, Igor Kort, it has come to the attention of the Crown that the process of debates proved to do the opposite of its intention to engage the populace in the elective process. With the previous election of 370 ES, it is evident that a more interactive system is needed. Therefore, the following has now been changed in the elections:

  • Campaign posts are required for a nomination to be legitimate
  • Debates are now considered optional
  • By-Elections shall be held if an incumbent dies or is removed while in office
  • Election ties shall be decided by a vote between the certified winners
    • If a consensus cannot be reached by the elected officials, the Speaker shall decide via krawn toss
  • Upon winning an election, candidates are known as Maer-Elect or Alderman-Elect
  • An Oath of Office is required to be held before the first session
    • The candidate is considered illegitimate if they do not recite their oath of office

THE OATH OF OFFICE

 

A new requirement and tradition in the Royal Duma shall be the Oath of Office. This oath is only required to the elected officials, as all noble peers are required to swear an oath before the Koeng. All oaths must be recited before the Black Bulava and the Holy Scrolls. If an elected official fails or refuses to recite their oath, then they are not considered sitting members of the Duma.

 

GRAND MAER OATH - “I [state your name] do so swear to faithfully serve, represent, and defend the denizens of Hanseti-Ruska against all who oppose His/Her Majesty [monarch name] reign and crown. To govern the capital and to legislate the public’s voice is my duty, and I shall serve this office to the best of my ability. This I do so swear in the name of Godani.”

 

ROYAL ALDERMAN OATH - “I [state your name] do so swear to faithfully serve, represent, and defend the denizens of Hanseti-Ruska against all who oppose His/Her Majesty [monarch name] reign and crown. To legislate as the public’s voice is my duty, and I shall serve this office to the best of my ability. This I do so swear in the name of Godani.”

 


 

SECTION V

 

AMENDMENTS TO THE HAURAL CAEZK

 

To summarize and solidify the contents of the edict, the Crown and the Office of the Speaker see it fit to add and amend the following in the Haural Caezk:

 

In section 204: The Speaker of the Duma, the following shall be included 

 

204.03: Prerogatives of the Speaker

204.031: With the approval of the Crown, The Speaker holds the authority to remove a noble seat if they have left the seat vacant for three consecutive sessions;

204.0312: The removed seat shall remain vacant for the next four-year term unless an appeal is approved by the Speaker or if the Crown overrides the decision;

204.032: The Speaker holds the authority to remove any viewer or sitting member from the Duma hall if their conduct is deemed inappropriate;

204.033: The Speaker holds the authority to overturn a motion to vote if they deem it unnecessary or if the current bill in question requires further debate;

204.034: The Speaker holds the authority to run by-elections if an elected official is deceased or removed from office;

204.035: The Speaker holds the authority to decide a vote if its conclusion is a tie;

204.036: The Speaker holds the authority to make a session private if they deem it necessary or if it is requested by the Crown;

204.037: The Speaker holds the authority to create and enforce election rules;

204.038: The Speaker holds the authority to command the Duma Guard during sessions and ceremonies.

 

In section 210: The Royal Duma, the following shall be included (amended sections bolded)

 

210.06: A quorum of nine Members of the Duma must be met for a sitting of the Royal Duma to be called to session;

210.061: Members of the Duma are required to wear their respective uniforms according to  their noble status or position

210.061: The Marshal is not required to wear a uniform, as they are constantly on duty;

210.062: Members not wearing their respective uniforms shall be counted as absent

 

The following shall also be included:

 

210.08: The Black Bulava

210.081: Every session of the Royal Duma must be in the presence of the Black Bulava

210.0812: Each session that is not in the presence of the Black Bulava is considered unlawful



 

In section 211: Elections to the Royal Duma, the following shall be included:

 

211.07: By-Elections

211.071:  In the event of the death, removal, or any other condition that renders an incumbent elected official unable to perform their duties, a by-election will be held within the same year;

211.072: By-Elections shall follow the same rules as a normal election, only with less time to prepare;

211.08: Oath of Office

211.081: Upon winning an election, candidates will be known as Maer-Elect or Alderman-Elect;

211.082: Elected officials are required to recite an oath of office in the presence of the black Bulava and the holy scrolls;

211.083: Any elected official who refuses or fails to recite the oath shall be denied a vote and a voice in the Royal Duma.

 

In section 212: Functioning of the Royal Duma, the following shall be included:

 

212.08: Awards of Service

212.081: The Royal Duma shall have the extended duty of handing out awards to servicemen throughout the Kingdom;

212.0811: Awards with distinction must be passed unanimously throughout all levels of authorization;

212.082: Any elected official, department heads, department officers, and the Crown may make recommendations;

212.083: Posthumous awards shall go to the recipients family or anyone labeled in their will;

212.0831: Family shall hold precedent unless specified otherwise in their will;

212.0832: If there are no other alternatives, the medals shall be buried with the recipient.

 


 

Signed,

His Excellency, Igor Kort, Lord Speaker of Hanseti-Ruska

 

His Royal Majesty, Heinrik Karl, by the Grace of Godan, King of Hanseti and Ruska, Grand Hetman of the Army, Prince of Bihar, Dules, Ulgaard, Lahy, Sorbesborg and Slesvik, Duke of Carnatia and Vidaus, Margrave of Rothswald, Count of Nenzing, Graiswald, Karikhov, Baranya, Kvasz, Kavat, Karovia, Kovachgrad, Torun, Turov, Kaunas, Alban, Reza and Markev, Viscount of Grauspin, Baron of Thurant, Rytsburg, Venzia, Esenstadt, Krepost and Kralta, Lord of the Westfolk, Protector of the Highlanders, etcetera

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"Month's, nie... years of my career have been put into this edict. It took longer than needed, and it has it's imperfections, but I finally have completed it. My defining moment, my finest moment..." comments the very tired Lord Speaker Igor Kort. At last, he has earned his day off..

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Jan Otto Kortrevich smiles at the new coat he's getting!

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Fionn Castaway starts loudly weeping in the Attenlund as he remembers the sash he could be wearing if he didn't go there "Should've stayed in Karosgrad..."

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